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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Koch network, illegal activities in Kanas; attack ads; Sam Brownback; Jill Docking; 1996 Clinton reelection

In Kansas, where Triad Management was especially active, the funds were suspected of having tipped the outcome in four close races. The conservative Republican Sam Brownback's race for the US Senate received a special boost, which included a barrage of phone calls informing voters that his opponent, Jill Docking, was a Jew. The shady victories in Kansas had national impact, helping Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives, despite President Clinton's reelection. (176)